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050 00 $aE409.2$b.S65 2001
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100 1 $aSmith, Gustavus Woodson,$d1822-1896.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98015470
245 10 $aCompany "A" Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., 1846-1848, in the Mexican War /$cby Gustavus Woodson Smith ; edited by Leonne M. Hudson.
260 $aKent, Ohio :$bKent State University Press,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $axix, 96 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-92) and index.
520 1 $a"This important memoir illuminates life within the U.S. Regular Army of the antebellum years. The U.S. Company of Sappers, Miners, and Pontooniers, which Congress authorized on May 13, 1846, quickly became one of the army's elite units. During the Mexico City campaign, Company "A" played a significant role in scouting, building fortifications, and settling artillery batteries. Gustavus Woodson Smith, the unit commander and author of the text, describes the training and discipline of the enlisted soldiers.
520 8 $aHis commentary also provides interesting insights into the early careers of future Civil War generals - Lee, Beauregard, Pemberton, and McClellan. The narrative is a striking testament to the impact of West Point-trained officers on the course of the war and to the effectiveness of Winfield Scott's army."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aMexican War, 1846-1848$xEngineering and construction.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bCorps of Engineers$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aMexican War, 1846-1848$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101640
650 0 $aMilitary engineering$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
600 10 $aSmith, Gustavus Woodson,$d1822-1896.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98015470
650 0 $aMexican War, 1846-1848$vPersonal narratives, American.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101639
650 0 $aMilitary engineers$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010101641
700 1 $aHudson, Leonne M.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98015467
852 00 $bglx$hE409.2$i.S65 2001